Indian software engineer Pranay Pathole uses his mobile phone at his residence in Pune. Not many people can boast candid discussions on planetary conquest with Elon Musk, but for Pathole, a friendly chat with the world’s richest man is just a tweet away. — AFP
PUNE, India: Not many people can boast of having candid conversations about planetary conquest with Elon Musk, but for Indian software engineer Pranay Pathole, a friendly chat with the world’s richest man is just a tweet away.
Their unlikely online friendship has blossomed since Pathole was a teenager, with the mercurial billionaire responding to him over hundreds of tweets and private messages with headline-making company updates and even life advice.
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